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F&BE 12- The Flesh Market PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terris Daizoff (ranked 5404 p4p, 523 weight class) and Charieos Bizihwaeile (ranked 24909 p4p, 601 weight class). Terris Daizoff had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terris Daizoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Charieos Bizihwaeile!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daizoff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bizihwaeile.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bizihwaeile lands a big head kick that sends Daizoff tumbling to the mat! Bizihwaeile takes a step backwards and waves Daizoff back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Terris Daizoff has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daizoff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Daizoff.
It looks like Charieos Bizihwaeile has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizihwaeile fakes the leg kick and cracks Daizoff in the body.
We've been told by Daizoff's head coaches at Cozad MMA Los Angeles that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Daizoff misses with a body shot.
Bizihwaeile has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bizihwaeile throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daizoff throws a quick counter head kick but Bizihwaeile was just out of range.
Daizoff on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bizihwaeile lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daizoff's sensitive parts.
Daizoff just misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaeile throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daizoff was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Daizoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bizihwaeile moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daizoff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bizihwaeile manages to avoid it.
Daizoff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bizihwaeile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daizoff moves away.
Bizihwaeile lands a left and a right that send Daizoff crashing to the mat, dazed. Bizihwaeile thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Daizoff is rocked!
Bizihwaeile tries to bum rush Daizoff with a series of wild strikes but Daizoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Daizoff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Bizihwaeile knocks Daizoff out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charieos Bizihwaeile!
Terris Daizoff was interviewed post fight and said 'My day off is over, back to the drawing board.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kojura Nakagawa (ranked 6413 p4p, 511 weight class) and Ikeda Toshiyuki (ranked 6671 p4p, 524 weight class). Ikeda Toshiyuki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kojura Nakagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ikeda Toshiyuki!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakagawa tries to bum rush Toshiyuki with a series of wild strikes but Toshiyuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good exchange - Nakagawa coming out on top.
Nakagawa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nakagawa staying out of range there.
Nakagawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Toshiyuki.
Toshiyuki throws a right and a left that Nakagawa avoids nicely.
Toshiyuki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nakagawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Toshiyuki throws a head kick but Nakagawa moves out of range.
Toshiyuki has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nakagawa scores with a hook to the body. Toshiyuki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A combination from Nakagawa does no damage.
Toshiyuki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toshiyuki has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Nakagawa is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Toshiyuki yanks on the arm and Nakagawa is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Toshiyuki.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ikeda Toshiyuki!
Ikeda Toshiyuki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genjo Kurosawa (ranked 3521 p4p, 421 weight class) and Reginald Hsu (ranked 6093 p4p, 556 weight class). Reginald Hsu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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211 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Genjo Kurosawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reginald Hsu!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hsu drives through with a takedown into Kurosawa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kurosawa keeping moving, preventing Hsu from controlling successfully.
Kurosawa looking for a guillotine here but Hsu defends easily.
Kurosawa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kurosawa pushes a forearm under Hsu's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hsu is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Genjo Kurosawa!
Our winner, Genjo Kurosawa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Strait (ranked 3120 p4p, 383 weight class) and Udo Dirkschneider (ranked 4999 p4p, 509 weight class). Udo Dirkschneider is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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174 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, George Strait!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Udo Dirkschneider!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirkschneider shoots and misses
and Strait counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dirkschneider thinking.
Dirkschneider tries for a takedown but Strait sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Strait throws a hook but Dirkschneider blocks it.
Strait is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dirkschneider.
It looks like George Strait has been cut.
Strait scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dirkschneider doesn't seem bothered though.
Dirkschneider takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Udo Dirkschneider has been cut.
Dirkschneider pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dirkschneider walks into a jab.
Dirkschneider looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dirkschneider looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Strait!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dirkschneider tries for a kimura but Strait is defending well.
Dirkschneider creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Strait sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Strait's face as Dirkschneider controls the position.
Dirkschneider has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirkschneider is looking to take a break and control but Strait is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dirkschneider is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dirkschneider lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dirkschneider working away.
Dirkschneider tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dirkschneider creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Strait sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dirkschneider tries to score with some ground and pound. Strait controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dirkschneider trying to control the position but Strait is working away.
Strait is looking to reverse the position.
Dirkschneider creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Strait sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Strait avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dirkschneider.
Dirkschneider wants to control but Strait is keeping him busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strait is looking to clinch.
Dirkschneider shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strait as he avoids it easily.
George Strait has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Udo Dirkschneider.
Strait scores with a jab.
Strait sizes up Dirkschneider with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Strait misses.
Strait moves in looking to clinch but Dirkschneider pushes him off.
Dirkschneider lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dirkschneider shoots for a double leg takedown but Strait sprawls well. He's pushed Dirkschneider's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dirkschneider.
Dirkschneider dives in for a single leg takedown but Strait sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Strait takes a swing at Dirkschneider's ribcage but misses.
Dirkschneider shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strait sprawls well. Strait wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dirkschneider gets slowly back to his feet.
Dirkschneider tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Strait finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strait missing with a left hand there. Dirkschneider was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dirkschneider with the counter takedown but Strait avoids it easily.
Strait throws a body punch but Dirkschneider moves out of range.
Dirkschneider steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strait.
Dirkschneider misses with a body shot.
Strait tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dirkschneider manages to circle out of the way.
Dirkschneider shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dirkschneider fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dirkschneider shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Strait defends it nicely.
Dirkschneider looks winded!
Strait scores with the left hand. Dirkschneider knows he should have avoided that one.
Dirkschneider shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Strait pinned against the cage. Strait gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dirkschneider fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Strait dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Strait's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Strait cracks Dirkschneider with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dirkschneider looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Strait finish him?
Dirkschneider is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Dirkschneider gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Strait points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Dirkschneider wakes up just in time to hear Strait thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Strait!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter McTavish (ranked 2496 p4p, 323 weight class) and Kenji Yamamura (ranked 25021 p4p, 647 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter McTavish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Yamamura!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTavish moves into range and clinches up with Yamamura.
McTavish lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamamura backwards.
A shot in the inside from McTavish.
McTavish blocks the elbow strike.
McTavish avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamamura.
McTavish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McTavish moves out of range of the body kick from Yamamura.
McTavish lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yamamura tries to close the distance and clinch but McTavish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamura tries a head kick but it misses.
McTavish gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from McTavish.
Yamamura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yamamura missing with knees to the body.
Yamamura landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamamura just misses with a elbow thrown towards McTavish's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yamamura throws an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for McTavish.
McTavish lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McTavish scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McTavish lands with a short shot to the head.
Yamamura is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish lands a big right hand that drops Yamamura! The killer instinct kicks in and McTavish finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by McTavish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter McTavish!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Solis (ranked 2603 p4p, 312 weight class) and Ricky Gustavo (ranked 3542 p4p, 383 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Solis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Gustavo!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavo throws out a powerful jab.
Gustavo throws a looping overhand right but Solis ducks down to avoid it.
Gustavo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Solis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gustavo kicks Solis off and gets back to his feet.
Gustavo shoots in and bounces Solis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Solis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gustavo is one step ahead there.
Gustavo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Solis is not content to let Gustavo control the position.
Gustavo stops Solis from getting back to his feet.
Solis is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at London's Elite Grappler's PLUS ($950), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Gustavo is trying to work for a kimura but Solis is defending well.
Solis holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Solis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gustavo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gustavo's back!
Solis is landing with strikes. Gustavo can't take much more of this.
Solis working for a choke but Gustavo is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Gustavo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Solis is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gustavo defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
I would not like to be Gustavo right now.
Gustavo wants to control his opponent's hands but Solis gets his hands free.
Gustavo tries to break free.
Solis is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustavo wants to control his opponent's hands but Solis gets his hands free.
Solis is punishing Gustavo with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavo tries to roll but Solis sticks to his back.
Gustavo staying busy and making it hard for Solis to control.
Gustavo just trying to survive but Solis is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Solis really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Gustavo.
Solis lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gustavo covers up after that shot from Solis.
Solis controlling well, preventing Gustavo from escaping the position.
Gustavo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solis drops an elbow to the side of Gustavo's head.
Gustavo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavo actively working from the bottom here.
Solis lands strikes from half guard.
Solis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gustavo sees it coming and defends easily.
Solis passes to full mount!
Gustavo tries to reverse the position but Solis maintains control.
Solis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Solis lands a heavy elbow.
Gustavo is rocked!
Gustavo regains half guard.
Gustavo is still in real trouble! Can Solis finish him?
Ground and pound from Solis.
Gustavo actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Solis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Solis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustavo moves away.
Gustavo seems to have recovered his senses.
Solis throws a hook to the side of Gustavo's head but Gustavo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Gustavo. Those never looked like landing.
Solis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustavo moves away.
Gustavo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solis moves away.
Solis misses with a takedown
and Gustavo counters with a straight right hand.
Gustavo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Solis to the mat! Solis manages to get full guard.
Gustavo wants to stand and escape but instead Solis has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Solis trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Solis with a nice head shot there.
Solis pushes down on Gustavo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gustavo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solis lands strikes from half guard.
Solis seems to be looking for submissions.
Solis trying to control from half guard but Gustavo is working away.
Solis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Solis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Solis connects with a nice short shot to Gustavo's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solis is looking for a kimura here.
Solis is looking to take a break and control but Gustavo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gustavo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Solis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gustavo actively working from the bottom here.
Gustavo throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Solis manages to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gustavo down.
Solis is working Gustavo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Solis is trying to get an arm triangle but Gustavo is defending well.
Solis scores with punches from side control.
Solis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gustavo can do to turn this around?
Solis scoring with punches from side control.
Solis staying calm.
Gustavo tries to bench press Solis off him but Solis keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solis advances to full mount.
BOOM! Solis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Solis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gustavo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Solis.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Solis cracks Gustavo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gustavo tries to hold on but Solis postures up.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Solis! Gustavo is hurt baaadly! Solis is firing away with more strikes - Gustavo is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Solis!
During a confident post fight interview, Marco Solis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard McAuliffe (ranked 1936 p4p, 218 weight class) and Albert Lawrence (ranked 4726 p4p, 456 weight class). Albert Lawrence has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard McAuliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawrence looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawrence connects with a solid leg kick.
McAuliffe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McAuliffe throws a big elbow that misses.
Lawrence working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McAuliffe.
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing McAuliffe from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAuliffe is really struggling to control Lawrence but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAuliffe is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McAuliffe trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawrence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lawrence wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and McAuliffe is now in half guard.
McAuliffe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lawrence is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McAuliffe trying to pass the guard but Lawrence defending well.
McAuliffe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McAuliffe is working for a kimura but Lawrence is defending it quite comfortably.
Lawrence trying to hold on to McAuliffe's head to control him but McAuliffe postures up.
McAuliffe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawrence looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAuliffe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lawrence does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McAuliffe controlling the pace.
McAuliffe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lawrence is trying to stand.
Lawrence is trying to control but McAuliffe manages to pass to mount!
McAuliffe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McAuliffe looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
McAuliffe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lawrence is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAuliffe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lawrence regains half guard.
McAuliffe is trying to work for a kimura but Lawrence is defending well.
McAuliffe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McAuliffe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McAuliffe throwing shots but Lawrence is blocking nicely.
McAuliffe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lawrence blocking the ground and pound attempt from McAuliffe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard McAuliffe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McAuliffe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lawrence moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lawrence throws the kick towards the body but McAuliffe avoids it.
Lawrence looks to clinch
and McAuliffe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McAuliffe lands a lovely overhand right.
Lawrence takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McAuliffe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lawrence backs up against the cage.
Lawrence misses with a low kick.
McAuliffe connects with a right hand. Lawrence shakes it off.
A jab from McAuliffe does it's job there.
Lawrence fails with an attempt to clinch.
McAuliffe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McAuliffe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McAuliffe cracks Lawrence with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAuliffe tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawrence tries to clinch up but McAuliffe circles away and keeps his distance.
Lawrence clinches with his opponent.
McAuliffe jumps guard but Lawrence turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McAuliffe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lawrence tries to break the clinch but McAuliffe is controlling the position.
McAuliffe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Lawrence.
McAuliffe pulls guard successfully.
Lawrence wanted to stand there but McAuliffe had control of the position.
McAuliffe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McAuliffe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawrence can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence looking to pass the guard.
McAuliffe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lawrence trying to control but McAuliffe is working from the bottom.
McAuliffe controls Lawrence momentarily but Lawrence frees himself.
Lawrence trying to control but McAuliffe is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAuliffe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lawrence takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lawrence moves away from the strike by McAuliffe.
Lawrence pushes McAuliffe up against the cage in a clinch.
McAuliffe wants a takedown but no success here.
Lawrence connects with a nasty looking knee right to McAuliffe's face.
McAuliffe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lawrence pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard McAuliffe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McAuliffe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McAuliffe throws a lazy head kick
and Lawrence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Albert Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence fails with the takedown.
McAuliffe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McAuliffe clinches.
Lawrence working hard to break the clinch.
McAuliffe avoids a wild elbow strike from Lawrence.
McAuliffe has hold of one of Lawrence's legs. Lawrence is fighting the takedown attempt but McAuliffe gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lawrence uses the cage to get back to his feet.
McAuliffe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lawrence looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard McAuliffe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
McAuliffe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lawrence throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Richard McAuliffe has been cut.
Lawrence dives in and grabs McAuliffe's left leg, looking for a takedown. McAuliffe pushes down on Lawrence's head and hops out.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McAuliffe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lawrence has time to react.
Lawrence has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McAuliffe finds it's way round the side to connect with Lawrence's head.
McAuliffe tries a head kick but it misses.
McAuliffe has managed to clinch.
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McAuliffe scores with a jab.
McAuliffe tries to keep at a distance but Lawrence has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richard McAuliffe is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAuliffe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawrence moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lawrence tries to clinch
and McAuliffe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lawrence throws the left hand but McAuliffe avoids the punch easily.
Lawrence moves to clinch but McAuliffe breaks away
letting McAuliffe counter with a right hand.
McAuliffe throws a good cross that connects.
Lawrence drives through and clinches with McAuliffe against the cage.
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence tries to clinch up
and McAuliffe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawrence is rocked!
It looks like McAuliffe has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McAuliffe lands a jab to the head.
Lawrence is still on wobbly legs! Can McAuliffe finish him?
McAuliffe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawrence seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch up but McAuliffe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McAuliffe blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
Lawrence takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lawrence keeps McAuliffe at a distance using the push kick.
McAuliffe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McAuliffe gets a double leg takedown into Lawrence's guard.
McAuliffe trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawrence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McAuliffe is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lawrence is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lawrence working a defensive guard here.
McAuliffe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lawrence keeping full guard, as McAuliffe tries to pass.
McAuliffe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McAuliffe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Richard McAuliffe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McAuliffe stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lawrence moves to clinch but McAuliffe breaks away
and McAuliffe counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Richard McAuliffe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McAuliffe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lawrence is looking to improve his position.
McAuliffe thows a huge punch but Lawrence dodges it nicely.
McAuliffe working over Lawrence with some ground and pound. Lawrence looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McAuliffe passes to full mount!
McAuliffe landing strikes from the mount and Lawrence is in trouble!
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard McAuliffe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McAuliffe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard McAuliffe!
Richard McAuliffe tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Orion (ranked 2182 p4p, 288 weight class) and Paul Smecker (ranked 3797 p4p, 443 weight class). Paul Smecker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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18
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobias Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Smecker!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion throws a hook but Smecker avoids it easily.
Orion looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smecker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Orion has time to react.
Orion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smecker.
Orion lands a two punch combo.
Orion clinches up against the cage.
Smecker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smecker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orion scores with a three punch combo!
Smecker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Orion throws a half hearted mid kick.
No joy there for Orion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smecker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Orion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smecker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Tobias Orion has been cut.
Orion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smecker throws out the jab.
Orion slips a straight right by Smecker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion misses the jab.
Smecker throws a body punch but Orion moves out of range.
Smecker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Orion misses with a leg kick.
Smecker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Orion misses with a few strikes there.
Smecker lands an overhand right.
Smecker throws a shot from downtown. Orion moves away and avoids it.
Orion misses with a series of wild punches.
Smecker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Orion throws a sloppy head kick
and Smecker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Orion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smecker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smecker scores with a nice right hand.
Smecker moves out of range of the strikes.
Smecker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Orion with a body shot.
Orion slips a jab and a cross from Smecker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smecker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A combination from Orion does no damage.
Smecker throws a body punch but Orion moves out of range.
Smecker lands a jab to the nose.
Smecker staying out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Orion.
Smecker with a hook.
A left and a right from Orion both land. Nice combination.
Orion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smecker working aggressively here.
Smecker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smecker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smecker wants to break free but Orion has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion blocking some punches.
Smecker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Smecker fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Smecker.
Smecker manages to break the clinch.
Smecker lands with a shot to the body.
Smecker swings for the body but Orion moves out of range.
Smecker avoids the head kick by Orion.
Orion misses with a two punch combination.
Smecker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tobias Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smecker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Orion misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smecker! But no joy.
Smecker scores with a decent looking hook.
Orion throws a body punch but Smecker moves out of range.
Smecker throws a jab when Orion was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smecker lands with a straight right. Orion didn't see that one coming.
Smecker throws a shot from downtown. Orion moves away and avoids it.
Orion digs a good body shot into Smecker's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smecker lands with an overhand left.
Smecker blocks a jab.
Orion slips under a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Orion blocks the leg kick.
Orion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orion moves away from the strike by Smecker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orion connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smecker's hands.
Smecker throws a shot from downtown. Orion moves away and avoids it.
Orion misses with a two punch combination.
Smecker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smecker swinging wildly here.
Orion tries to counter with a takedown but Smecker is quick to defend against it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Smecker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tobias Orion's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smecker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smecker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Orion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orion swings for the body but Smecker moves out of range.
Paul Smecker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A leg kick checked by Orion.
Orion lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Orion throws a hook but Smecker avoids it easily.
Smecker throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Orion does no damage.
Smecker throws a shot to the body.
Smecker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Orion tries to score with a low kick but Smecker moves his leg out of the way.
Smecker slips under a jab.
Orion backing away here, and Smecker unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tobias Orion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smecker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orion drives through and clinches with Smecker against the cage.
Smecker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smecker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smecker manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Smecker.
Orion lands a two punch combo.
Smecker misses with a wild body shot.
Smecker digs a good body shot into Orion's ribs.
Orion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smecker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smecker clobbers Orion with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smecker digs a good body shot into Orion's ribs.
Smecker misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Orion backing away here, and Smecker unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Orion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smecker.
Nice cross by Smecker.
Orion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orion misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Smecker to counter with a crisp jab.
Smecker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orion misses with a straight right.
Orion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smecker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Orion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smecker.
Orion throws a body punch but Smecker moves out of range.
Smecker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smecker throws a body punch but Orion moves out of range.
Orion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smecker misses with a few strikes there.
Orion throws a low kick but Smecker avoids it.
Smecker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smecker misses with the head strike.
Smecker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smecker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orion manages to avoid it.
Orion changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Orion looks to land a left hand but Smecker moved out of range nicely.
Orion throws a head kick that misses.
Orion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smecker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smecker punishes Orion's body with a nice straight punch.
Smecker cracks Orion with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tobias Orion's cut is getting worse.
Smecker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Orion under the eye.
Orion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orion misses the jab.
Nice shot by Smecker.
Orion throws a series of punches but Smecker avoids them all with ease.
Smecker throws out a counter right but Orion avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Orion misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Smecker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Orion gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Orion looks to throw the jab but Smecker is out of range.
Orion closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Orion misses with the combination.
Orion throws a poor cross that misses
and Smecker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orion has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Decent striking displayed by Smecker there.
Smecker moves away from the strike by Orion.
Orion swinging wildly here.
Smecker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smecker lands with a hook. Orion tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tobias Orion's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smecker drops Orion with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Orion looks back up at him and smiles so Smecker waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Orion is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Smecker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tobias Orion's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Orion misses with a series of wild punches.
Smecker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orion.
The crowd cheers as Orion lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smecker doesn't seem phased though.
Smecker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smecker throws a body punch but Orion moves out of range.
Orion throws a lazy uppercut
and Smecker counters with a nice body shot.
Orion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smecker looks to land a left hand but Orion moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smecker takes a swing at Orion's ribcage but misses.
Orion fails to land with a series of punches.
Smecker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Orion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smecker was well out of range. Poor timing from Orion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smecker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smecker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smecker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Orion momentarily.
A big right from Smecker misses.
Smecker lands a big right hand that sends Orion crashing to the mat! Smecker stays standing though and waves Orion back to his feet!
Oh Orion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight stays on the outside here - Orion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smecker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smecker swats away the attempt to clinch by Orion.
Smecker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Orion seems to have got his legs back now.
Smecker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smecker scores with a nice right hand.
Smecker gets in close and tags Orion with a short punch that almost sends Orion to the mat! Oh Orion is in big trouble! He turns his back on Smecker, trying to create some distance but Smecker rushes him, striking wildly and Orion goes down! The referee tackles Smecker into the cage to end the fight! Smecker is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Smecker!
A relieved looking Paul Smecker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bayden Wood (ranked 1945 p4p, 252 weight class) and Alan Buck (ranked 3281 p4p, 366 weight class). Bayden Wood looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bayden Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alan Buck!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buck throws a head kick that misses.
Wood throwing a counter right hand but Buck manages to avoid it.
Buck looks for the body kick but Wood saw that one coming.
Buck looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Buck's coach down at Cozad Amsterdam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Buck's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wood dodges the punch combination from Buck.
Buck throws a body kick that misses.
A lazy left from Wood finds it's target.
Wood throws a body punch but Buck moves out of range.
Wood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wood punishes Buck's body with a nice straight punch.
Buck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Buck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
Buck throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
Wood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Buck walks into a stiff left hand from Wood.
It looks like Alan Buck has been cut.
Wood throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood misses the jab.
Wood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wood lands with a right hand.
Wood misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck throws a right and a left that Wood avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Buck misses.
It looked like Wood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Buck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wood.
Wood tries to clinch up.
Buck looks to land a body kick but Wood moved away.
Wood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Iron mikes mma in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick misses from Buck.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wood scores with a one two! Buck had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Buck throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Buck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bayden Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buck scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Buck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buck walks into a straight right hand from Wood.
Buck slips under a jab from Wood.
Wood misses with a looping right.
Buck misses with a head kick.
Wood connects with a jab.
Buck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Decent striking displayed by Wood there.
Buck staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Buck misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Wood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Buck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Buck throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wood is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to clinch up.
Buck slips under a jab from Wood.
Wood misses with a hook.
Wood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wood moves out of range of the body kick from Buck.
Buck misses with a head kick.
Wood wants to clinch up but Buck keeps it at a distance.
Despite the aggression on Buck's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wood is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wood misses with a hook.
Wood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buck on the side of the head.
Buck gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wood.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood lands a jab.
Wood misses with a jab to the body
and Buck counters with a series of strikes. Wood will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Buck ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Wood works over Buck's head and body with a nice combination.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Buck tries to move into range but Wood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wood looks to land a right hand but Buck moved out of range.
Buck looks to land a combination but Wood avoids it well.
Wood lands with a cross.
Jab, jab by Wood - just one landing.
Buck is looking to land body kicks.
Wood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buck lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Left hook, right uppercut from Buck.
Wood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buck.
Buck slips under a jab.
Wood scores with a three punch combo!
Wood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bayden Wood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alan Buck's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wood scores with a hook.
Wood takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Buck looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wood wants to clinch up but Buck keeps it at a distance.
Buck throws a head kick that misses.
Bayden Wood is winning the standup battle so far.
Wood looks to land a right hand but Buck moved out of range.
Buck shapes to counter with a head kick.
Wood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wood misses the jab.
Buck lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buck can do to turn this around?
Wood lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buck lands with a slapping head kick.
Buck slips a jab from Wood.
Wood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood punishes Buck's body with a nice straight punch.
Buck scores with a punch to the head.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Buck moves away from the strike by Wood.
Wood doesn't manage to clinch there - Buck circles away.
Buck looks for the body kick but Wood saw that one coming.
Wood is looking for a counter combo.
Alan Buck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Wood.
A head kick misses from Buck.
Buck has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Buck tries to bum rush Wood with a series of wild strikes but Wood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buck blocks a jab.
Wood moves forwards but Buck connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wood misses the body punch
and Buck counters with a series of strikes. Wood will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Bayden Wood has been cut.
Buck throws the kick towards the body but Wood avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Buck scores with a four punch combination!
Wood is looking to clinch but Buck is avoiding it.
Buck throws a counter combo.
Buck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buck walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a big shot that misses.
Wood tries to clinch but Buck moves out of range.
Wood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buck tries a head kick but it misses.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wood tries to clinch but Buck moves out of range.
Buck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buck tries a head kick but it misses.
Wood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buck throws a right and a left that Wood avoids nicely.
Wood is looking to clinch but Buck is avoiding it.
Buck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
Wood misses with a hook.
Buck is looking for the big counter here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wood. Buck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wood throws a series of punches but Buck avoids them all with ease.
Buck unleashes a big counter combination but Wood bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood wants to clinch.
Wood misses with a double jab
and Buck counters with a two punch combo.
Buck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buck throws a body shot but no joy.
Wood connects with a crisp jab.
Wood tries to clinch but Buck moves away
and Buck counters with a one-two to the body.
Buck misses with a two punch combination.
Buck throws a series of punches but Wood avoids them all with ease.
Buck throws a nice looking combination but Wood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wood seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
Buck takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood throws a shot from downtown. Buck moves away and avoids it.
Wood tries to clinch up.
Wood throws a hook but Buck blocks it.
Nice body kick from Buck.
Buck throws a head kick that misses.
Buck lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Buck.
Wood scores with a nice head shot.
Wood closes the distance looking to clinch
and Buck counters with a series of strikes. Wood will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Buck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Buck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buck throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Buck circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Buck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Buck looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wood lands a lovely overhand right.
Buck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wood misses with a hook. Buck ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wood jabs at Buck's body.
Buck lands with a nice combination. Wood backs away looking to recover.
Wood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Buck at a distance.
Wood forces Buck back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buck is looking to break free of the clinch but Wood has double underhooks.
Wood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wood landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wood scores with a knee to the head.
Wood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Buck.
Wood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buck takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Alan Buck's cut even more.
Buck prevents a body shot from Wood.
Buck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wood throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Buck's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wood scores with a knee to the head.
Buck takes a knee right on the jaw!
Buck is trying to push Wood away but Wood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wood using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buck avoids a wild elbow strike from Wood.
Buck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buck can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wood throws an elbow but misses.
Buck pushes Wood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wood misses with an elbow over the top.
Buck blocks a body shot from Wood.
Buck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buck manages to avoid it.
Wood throws a big shot that misses.
Buck lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wood backs up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Buck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wood misses with a few strikes there.
Wood tries to clinch up.
Buck looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wood slips a jab and a cross from Buck.
Buck throws a nice looking combination but Wood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wood jabs Buck right on the nose. Buck blinks but takes it well.
A head kick misses from Buck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands with an overhand left.
Buck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Wood misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Wood.
Wood looks to land a right hand but Buck moved out of range.
Buck moves out of range of the strikes.
Buck is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Buck throws a head kick that misses.
Buck bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Buck needs to keep his hands up - Wood had a free shot at his head there.
Buck throws the kick towards the body but Wood avoids it.
Wood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Buck throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Buck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buck takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Buck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Wood. That snapped Buck's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood slips a jab and a cross from Buck.
Buck scores with a three punch combo!
Wood throws a series of punches but Buck avoids them all with ease.
Buck tries to land a front kick but Wood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Buck tries to get set, Wood tries to push him back and clinch up but Buck manages to avoid the attempt.
Buck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wood cracks Buck with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Buck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buck throws out a counter right but Wood avoids it with no problem.
Buck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wood dodges the punch combination from Buck.
Buck looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wood scores with a decent looking hook.
Wood cracks Buck with a good jab.
Buck throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bayden Wood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bayden Wood!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reagan Marley (ranked 1660 p4p, 214 weight class) and Michael Pettis (ranked 2465 p4p, 303 weight class). Pettis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Coastin'. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reagan Marley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pettis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marley misses with a low kick.
Marley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Pettis as he checks the leg kick.
Pettis lands a jab to Marley's midsection.
Pettis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marley throws a head kick that misses.
Pettis works Marley's body with a nice hook.
Marley misses with a low kick.
Marley throws a head kick but Pettis moves out of range.
A low kick from Marley is predictable there
and Pettis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marley throws a front kick aimed at Pettis's knee but Pettis avoids it well.
Pettis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marley's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pettis scores with a head kick.
Pettis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pettis thows a body kick. Marley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pettis lands a big head kick that sends Marley tumbling to the mat! Pettis takes a step backwards and waves Marley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Marley is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis delivers a nice body kick.
Oh Marley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marley is breathing heavily.
Pettis lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Marley crumples to the floor! Pettis milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Michael Pettis!
Michael Pettis is the new middleweight champion!
Michael Pettis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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